All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 23
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Exclusive: GP ‘scorecard’ would be 'divisive', says report
The use of single ‘scorecard’ type metrics for measuring performance in general practice would be misleading and divisive, a Department of Health commissioned report has concluded.
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Five things we learnt from the Tory party conference
The Conservatives’ autumn conference came to an end this afternoon, the first it has held as the single governing party since 1996. Here are five messages NHS leaders can take from the jamboree in Manchester.
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Explained: The facts behind the junior doctors contract row
As junior doctors threaten industrial action over plans to impose new pay, terms and conditions next year, HSJ answers the big questions on what is being proposed
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Exclusive: Contract proposals should not be seen as final, says NHS Employers
NHS Employers has accepted its proposals for changes to junior doctor contracts ‘are not ideal’. It insists they are only a starting point for talks with the British Medical Association.
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NHS property company shrinks capital spending forecast by £60m
The government owned company that manages thousands of primary care premises has reduced its capital spending forecast by £60m compared to last year’s plans, HSJ has learned.
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GPs in small practices earn more than those in large ones
The average incomes of GPs working in single hander practices are slightly more than 8 per cent higher than those of their counterparts working in large practices, figures show.
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Royal colleges wade into row over junior doctors' contract
Medical royal colleges plan to lobby Jeremy Hunt over planned changes to junior doctor contracts which threaten ‘the future of medicine and patient care’, HSJ can reveal.
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NHS Employers bypasses BMA to seek direct talks with junior doctors
NHS Employers has written directly to 38,000 junior doctors inviting them to a series of open meetings to discuss a new contract for trainee medics.
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Updated: Government to impose new contract on junior doctors
Junior doctors will be forced to work under new terms and conditions from August next year, the Department of Health has confirmed to HSJ.
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BMA returns to negotiations over consultant contract
The British Medical Association has agreed to re-enter negotiations with NHS Employers over the consultant contract, it has been announced.
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Comment
Clarify the quality message to get people behind seven day services
Highlight the safety benefits
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HSJ Knowledge
Seven day services: Setting up shop on the high street
What GPs can learn from vet practices
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Treasury says some workers could be denied 1pc pay rise
Unions reacted with anger today after the Treasury warned there should be ‘no expectation’ that every worker will receive a pay rise in line with the 1 per cent ceiling George Osborne set for public sector pay.
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Doctor contract talks will be tough but can be achieved
Talks between NHS Employers and the BMA
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NHS England to look at costs hindering primary care expansion
NHS England is looking at how to bring down financial barriers deterring GPs from taking on out of hours work, participating in new care models and expanding primary care, HSJ has learned.
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NHS Employers: BMA has 'staggering lack of understanding'
NHS Employers has accused the British Medical Association junior doctors committee of ‘a staggering lack of understanding’ over the proposals to change medical contracts.
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Exclusive: Hunt's GP 'scorecard' plan could be dropped
The government may not introduce a ‘scorecard’ for GP practice performance, as Jeremy Hunt has previously proposed, HSJ has been told.
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BMA pulls out of junior doctor contract talks
The British Medical Association has walked out of talks with NHS Employers over junior doctors contracts.
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700 jobs at risk as NHS England signs £330m Capita deal
NHS England has completed a £330m, seven year deal to outsource primary care support services to Capita, putting more than 700 jobs at risk.